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How about a nice buckle for a change. This silver one shows fuschias in an Art Nouveau style. I think it may have been a Nurse’s buckle from the early 1900s as I have seen similar on Antiques Roadshow. It is actually marked E.P.N.S. , E. G. Stott.

This is a pressed tin button with a red insert which I think is Celluloid. In reality the red is more a cherry red and looks much nicer. I guess this button is perhaps from the 1930s. It is another button new to my collection.

Although this is just a metalized plastic button it is rather nice with a basket of flowers depicted on it. It is gold and quite shiny. It is a sew through type and measures 2 cm.

Although this is just a plastic button ( I believe it may be Bakelite ) it is quite nice quality. It is of an Olive Green and Black mottley colour and has a hexagon line around the edge. It measures a little over 3 1/2 cm so is quite large. I imagine it would be a coat button.

This glass button is much nicer in reality as it is a greenish blue and features 2 birds under an umbrella which do not show up so well in the photo. It has a metal four way box shank and measures just over 2 1/2 cm. It also is new to my collection.

Here are two Goofie buttons which I have just acquired. I already have a Mickey Mouse and two Donald Duck buttons as well which are from the same range. I believe they were made in Australia in the 1940s. The paintwork is a bit worn on the Goofie buttons but that is understandable considering their age and that they are children’s buttons. I wonder how many Disney characters were made in this range. They are two piece tin buttons.

These two buttons are new to my collection and both have interesting designs in a sort of filigree style. There were lots of this type of button made and I think some of them were made in Czechoslovakia. The square one is just a little bit different.

Here is a metal picture button showing a cornucopia full of flowers. It is a brass button with a japanned back and metal loop shank. It measures 3 cm. I imagine it would be fairly old, maybe early 1900s. I wish I knew more about dating buttons. It is new to my collection.

This is a tiny Lithograph button featuring Queen Victoria. I guess it is from the late 1890s or early 1900s. The portrait shows the Queen in all her regalia. She looks rather stern.

Here is an old original button card marked Exclusive Buttons, Made in Germany. There are six buttons made of plastic ( maybe Bakelite ) in mottley purple and fawn colours. They have an arc of ridged lines to one side and are quite thick. They are sew through type and measure just under 3 1/2 cm and are of a fairly good quality.